# Accident 19990425003969A: Cessna 172M, Geneva, WI, April 25, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 1999, 13:50 local time
- Place: Geneva, WI
- Airport: Americana Airport,Lake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5790° N, 88.4196° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5790&lon=-88.4196&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64373 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA132) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990425003969A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON APRIL 25, 1999, AT 1350 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME (CDT), A CESSNA 172M, N64373, OPERATED BY A STUDENT PILOT, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN ON LANDING THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND IMPACTED INTO A DITCH. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91.  NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS ON FILE.  THE STUDENT PILOT REPORTED SUSTAINING MINOR INJURIES.  THE CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT WEST CHICAGO, IL.  THE STUDENT PILOT SAID THAT HE WAS GOING TO LAND AT GRAND GENEVA AIRPORT, LAKE GENEVA, WISCONSIN.  HE SAID THAT AFTER TOUCHING DOWN AND ROLLING OUT ON THE RUNWAY, HE ENCOUNTERED A GUST OF WIND AND LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL TO THE LEFT.  THE AIRPLANE WENT OFF OF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.  A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) INSPECTOR EXAMINED THE AIRPLANE AT THE SCENE.  THE AIRPLANE WAS FOUND RESTING UPRIGHT, WITH THE NOSE AND PROPELLER BURIED IN A DITCH APPROX. 100 FEET LEFT OF THE PREPARED SURFACE OF RUNWAY 23 (4,100 X 75) AT GRAND GENEVA AIRPORT.  THE AIRPLANE HAD DEPARTED THE RUNWAY APPROX 1,000 FEET DOWN FROM THE APPROACH END.                                                                         (-23)THE STUDENT PILOT ON A SOLO LOCAL TRAINING FLIGHT ON 4/25/99 AT 1850Z MADE A LANDING AT THE GRAND GENEVA AIRPORT, LAKE GENVAWI. LOST CONTROL AND RAN OFF THE RUNWAY AND ENDED UP IN A DRAINAGE DITCH.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI99LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA132), Apr 25, 1999: Cessna 172M (N64373), Lake Geneva, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing. Factors contributing to this accident were the variable winds and the ditch.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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